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THE MOKNIJXU OKEGONIAN. FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1901.
THE PALATIAL POTTER
MANY PEOPLE INSPECTED THE
HANDSOME STEAMER?
The Boat Has Been. Improved in
Every Part- and Is Nott Perhaps
thr Best on the Coast.
The palatial steamer T. J. Potter was
thronged with admiring visitors yester
day afternoon and evening. They inspect
ed every part of the magnificent Doat,
from stem to stern and from hold to pilot
house. The public is not often allowed
to take such liberties with a steamboat,
and they made the most of their opportu
nity. Every part of the big steamer haB
been improved and renovated. The Pot
ter now is undoubtedly the most beautiful
and comfortable of Its kind on the Coast.
So extensive are the alterations that the
boat is really a new one, all except in
name, which still belongs to it, just like
great-grandfather's gun, which, although
having received new lock, stock and bar
rel from successive generations, is still
great-grandfather's gun.
The new T. J. Potter is not the old,
but it has the name of the old and is
therefore the old perpetuated. Everybody
in Portland knows the Potter. Children
have journeyed upon it to the seashore,
and have journeyed upon it when grown,
reviving the juvenile glee with which they
used to sit In the bow and see the stem
cut the dark water. And the new Potter
Is just as much the old as the man Is
yet the boy.
The old Potter, although a model, "will
hardly bear comparison with the new. The
rejuvenated Potter looks much the same
from the outside except that it has a few
neater lines and has brighter and more
harmonious colors. But inside there has
been a great transformation. The cabin
has been cut into two sections, a men's
and a women's saloon. The latter" space
has been entirely remodeled. An upper
deck has been a,dded and the celling ex
tended to the roof of this deck. This
upper cabin Is devoted entirely to state
rooms, which are exquisitely appointed,
and crlterions of beauty, comfort and con
venience. The women's saloon Is over
100 feet long. It is magnificently and
tastefully decorated, and upholstered and
carpeted in blending shades of green.
The wood trimmings are of rich cherry
color, beaded with splendid electric lights.
Everything is included in the furnishings
to make comfort perfect. Electric lights
in every section and stateroom, annun
ciator buttons, steam heat, convenient
water supply, Inviting beds, and lavato
ries and toilet-rooms with perfect sani
tation, are a few of the distinctive feat
ures. There are C9 staterooms and nu
merous other sleeping accommodations,
and withal the boat Is the most perfect
passenger steamer In the Northwest.
All the improvements reflect much in
genuity for convenience and taste for
symmetry. The officers' quarters are
perfect, and those of the crew are roomy,
airy and pleasant Those who planned the
work have had a deal of experience in
such work, so that while their success is
admirable It is not surprising. The three
men who are to be credited perhaps the
most are Captain Conway, superintendent
of. the O. R. & N. water lines; Peter Car
stens, who devised the structural work,
and Henry Pape, who had charge of the
machinery and mechanical work.
In the last particular the Potter Is quite
as distinctive as in the other. The ma
chinery Is almost entirely new. Whereas
the old Potter could develop only 1200
horse-power, the new will develop 2100.
The hull which Is entirely new in every
nail, plank and brace, is admirable for its
skill of construction. The steering ap
paratus, the water supply tanks and the
electric generators are grouped for max.
rmum efficiency and economy of space.
Fuel is coal, and Is stored entirely In the
hold, leaving much more space on deck
than heretofore. The steamer will be able
to make two round trips on one supply of
fuel, so that there" will be no delay or
noise as In "wooding up." The new Pot
ter has much more power than the old,
and although Its speed has not yet been
tested, it is expected to be much greater
than formerly. The officers of the boat
Wave not been chosen yet. J. L. Turner
Is looked upon as a favored man for cap
tain, and the veteran Jacob Multhauf for
chief engineer.
STAMPS ARE ABOLISHED.
List of Marine Articles "Which Are
No Longer Taxed.
The Government Bureau of Navigation
has Issued a list in concise form of the
maritime documents whereon require
ments for revenue stamps will cease on
and after July 1. It Is as follows:
The act of Congress approved March 2,
1901. abolishes on and after July 1, 1901,
taxes affecting the mercantile marine,
owners or masters of vessels, seamen,
etc, as follows:
Special tax, commercial brokers.
Stamp taxes on
Bank checks;
Drafts and orders for the payment of money
at sight or on demand (drafts and orders
for the payment of money otherwise than
at sight or on demand, and foreign bills of
exchange and foreign orders for the pay
ment of money, remain taxable, as provid
ed for by the act cited, section 8, para
graph 5);
Certificates of deposit:
Postofflce money-orders; ,
Promissory notes;
Mortgages;
Leases;
Export hills of ladle.
Manifests for custom-house entry or clear
ance of cargo;
Powers of attorney;
Protests;
Charter parties:
Certificates of all kinds, except certificates
of profits or certificates showing interest
in property or accumulations of companies;
Warehouse receipts;
Telegraphic dispatches;
Express receipts (domestic freight bills of
lading remain taxable);
Policies of insurance, and premiums charged
for marine. Inland, fire, casualty, fidelity,
and guarantee insurance;
Taxes on telephone messages.
Under said law. the requirement that
stamps shall be affixed to the documents
specified below, will cease July 1, 1901:
Certificate to acknowledgment of bill of sale of
a vessel:
Charter party of registered vessel:
Certificate of registry;
Certificate of enrollment;
Certificate of record of America-built vessel
owned by aliens;
Master carpenter's certificate;
Certificate of Issue of temporary document;
Certificate of ownership;
Certificate of surrender of document;
Certificate of payment of tonnage duty;
r'nlted States bill of health;
Certificate to shipping articles, required by
section 4512. Revised Statutes;
Certificate of damage by Port Warden or Ma-
rlnr Surveyor:
Seamen's protection certificate;
Certificate of admeasurement, appendix;
Certificate as to wages and effects;
Certificate of discharge;
Account of wages and effects.
. GREAT BARGE CANAL.
Buffalo Is Co-operntlnK With Nctt
York to Secure It.
NEW YORK. June 20. Buffalo Is co
operating with New York, and all backers
of canal Improvements, to secure a 1000
ton barge waterway, according to George
H. Rajmond. secretary of the canal en
largement committee of the Buffalo Mer
chants' Exchange, -who was in New York
City a day or two ago, and conferred with
local leaders of the canal campaign. As
to the fact that Buffalo indorsed the 526.
000,000 proposition, and endeavored to se
cure its passage by the Legislature. Mr.
Raymond said that action was taken
only as a matter of expediency, and
Buffalo did not abandon the fight for a
larger Improvement until It became evi
dent that the 1000-ton barge schpme could
npt be put through the last session. Mr.
Raymond said the, work being done by
Buffalo is on the line of a campaign of
education In favor of a barge waterway.
Speaking of the proposition for a ship
canal; which is being considered by the
Canal Association of Greater New York.
Mr. Raymond expressed the opinion that
such a waterway would be absolutely im
practicable. Even should such a water
way be constructed, he said, it would be
almost impossible to navigate large ships
on it, for with a heavy wind they could
not hold their course. They would nec
essarily have to move at a reduced speed,
which would add to the cost of transporta.
tlon. Such a canal, he thought, would
not be used by fihlps, but rather by
barges, say of 1000 tons capacity, since
the latter could be handled more easily
and operated much more economically.
The "proposed 1000-barge canal, he said,
would meet all requirements.
MAKING SPEED RECORDS.
Steamer Gatzert Is Running to The
Dalles in Fast Time.
The steamer Bailey Gatzert, on the
Portland-Dalles route. Is making some
notable speed records, which keep up her
greyhound reputation. As she gets used
to her machinery and newrun, she makes
gradually better time. "Wednesday she
made the trip to The Dalles and back
again, a distance of 220 miles, In the
actual running time of 13 hours and 15
minutes, an average speed of over 16
miles per hour. The run to The Dalles
occupied 7 hours and 35 minutes. This Is
fast going, because the Columbia Is very
swift just now. Although she was held
back by the strong current, her average
speed against It was over 14 miles per
hour. The return trip f.rom The Dalles
occupied 5 hours and 40 minutes, "an aver
age speed of nearly 20 miles per hour. At
some places the Gatzert attained the
speed of a railroad train. On this trip
the steamer left Portland at 1 o'clock,
reached The Dalles at 3, started back at
4 and arrived at Portland at 9:45. Yes
terday she performed the same feat, get
ting back to Portland at the same time
last evening.
REPAIRS TO THE 3IENDELL.
Tugr Is Novr Complete and Will Be
Ready for Service Next Wcelc.
The Government tug George H. Mendell
was launched on the East Side a few
days ago, where she has been undergoing
repairs for the past six weeks. She
makes a very handsome figure in her new
paint and floats more buoyantly on the
water than she did. She Is at least a foot
more out of the water at the bow and
8 or 10 Inches at the stern. Her sojourn
on the ways dried her out completely and
she has been otherwise much lightened.
The boat has been renovated from stem
to stern and is in better condition for
service than when built 12 years ago.
Everything on the boat has been touched
up. She will probably be taken to the
Government boneyard Saturday to Tecelve
stores and equipment before beginning
her work at the mouth of the Columbia
next week. The Mendell received new
decks, new guards and bulwarks,
thorough renovation from hull to pilot
house, a new mast, a handsome coat of
paint and bright Interior decorations, be
sides many alterations to her cabin equip
ment. ON THE SAME DAY.
Indrnpura Arrived at Yokohama
Took Second Place In Unlver-
The O. R. & N. steamship Indrapura,
of the Portland-Asiatic line, which left
the Columbia. May 31 for the Orient, ar
rived at Yokohama "Wednesday, covering
the distance from here to Japan In 20
days. This is three days faster than the
trip of the Indravelll, a twin ship of the
line, which sailed from here April 29 and
arrived at Yokohama May 21. The sched
ule time between Yokohama and Hong
Kong, allowing for a stop at the former
place, Is 15 days. The Indravelll lost
time beyond the Japanese port as well
as before she reached It, for she did not
arrive at Hong Kong until June 10. The
Indravelll left Hong Kong "Wednesday on
her return trip to Portland, having spent
nine days at that place. If all goes welt
she will probably arrive In time to get
away from Portland about the first of
August.
COOS BAY SHIPPING.
Conditions "Were Never Better Than
at the Present Time.
M. L. Tower, United Statfes civil en
gineer In charge of the field work at the
Coos Bay jetty, Is In the city for a few
days, having arrived on the steamer Al
liance. Mr. Tower Is accompanied by his
wife.
"There is now 22 feet of water on the
Coos Bay bar," said Engineer Tower, In
reply to questions as to what the Gov
ernment has done for the bay, "and 27
feet at high tide. Shipping in our har
bor was never before in so good condition.
The steam and sailing fleet that visits
Coos Bay is growing in size. At Empire
City a four-masted schooner is now load
ing with 1,000,000 feet of lumber for
South Africa. There Is a prospect that
the foreign trade will grow."
ASTURIA IS ASHORE.
Will Probably Be a Total Wreck
Cargo Destined lor New York.
ADEN, June 20. The German steamer
Asturla, from Yokohama, April 19, via
Hong Kong, May 12, for New York, is
ashore off Ras-Jerda-Effon, at the en
trance of the Gulf of Aden. She probably
will be a total wreck. The crew of the
Asturla has been landed here. The As
turla has on board 750 tons of tin, loaded
at Penang, Straits Settlement, and des
tined for New York.
Knight Companion Receiving Cargo.
The third ship of the O. R. & N. Portland-Oriental
fleet, the Knight Compan
ion, has taken aboard 1400 tons of flour
at the Columbia wharf, ' and yesterday
received an additional cargo at the Port
land flouring mills. He next maneuver
will be to take aboard a load of flour and
cotton at the Alblna wharf. This opera
tion will consume today and tomorrow.
The vessel will also be coaled while at
this wharf. On Monday she will go to
the Eastern Lumber Company, where
all the remaining space will be filled with
lumber for Hong Kong, to the amount
probably of 300,009 or 400,000 feet.
The Knight Companion Is the only ves
sel working in the harbor at present:
The Alsterschwan and the H. Hackfield
are at Astoria. The former left down
"Wednesday and arrived at Astoria last
evening. The Nivelle has not been able
to get away yet, owing to want of a crew.
She will probably not leave down the
river before Sunday or Monday.
Nothing more has been seen of the ship
sighted by the Knight Companion off the
mouth of the Columbia, and supposed to
be the Madagascar. Even if the ship
should enter the river at once she would
not be able to clear this month, for only
nine days are left. The Port Carlisle got
away In about eight days, but she Is a
smaller ship than the Madagascar. The
latter vessel is now out 59 days from
Hong Kpng.
High "Water Passed.
Since about two weeks ago, when the
height of the river was 20.8 feet, the
water has been gradually falling until It
Is now about 15 feet above low water
mark. The highest water of this season
has probably been reached, and river
men do not think the river will again be
as high as It was two weeks ago, al
though continued warm weather may
cause another slight rise.
Tovring Coal to Cuba.
Two of the Staples Coal Company's new
3000-ton ocean-going barges for the Cuban
coal trade are now being loaded In Phila
delphia, and will probably start for Ha
vana next week In tow, says a New York
paper. The trip Is In the nature of an
experiment. There Is said to be but little
coal shipped to Cuba from this country.
"What there Is Is carried chiefly by sailing
vessels. If steamships can get anything
else they do not think it profitable to
carry coal, unless to fill up scant cargo.
There are no data from which It Is possi
ble to predict how much money will be
saved by carrying coal to Cuba In barges,
but as it has been found cheaper almost
everywhere else, dealers assume that It
will be In this Instance, too.
Enlarging? the Shipyard.
Captain H. R. Reed has a crew of 1G
men at work enlarging his shipyard at
Bay City, Coos County, to give room for
the construction of a larger vessel than
the one recently completed. On his re
cent visit to San Francisco Captain Reed
secured the contract to build a four-masted
barkentlne with a carrying capacity
of 1,500,000 feet of lumber. Since his re
turn some question has arisen as to the
financial responsibility of the parties, and
Captain Reed will go back to satisfy him
self on this point. If satisfactory ar
rangements cannot be made with, these
persons. Captain Reed will close a con
tract with another firm who want a ves
sel of about the same size.
Improvements to the Reliance.
The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navi
gation Company is preparing the steamer
Reliance for the Summer season. Im
provements are being added to the ma
chinery which are calculated to Improve
the speed and efficiency of the boat. This
trim little steamer was built last year
and was operated usually between Port
land and the Cascades. The company Is
not yet decided whether It will run the
steamer to The Dalles and back In a day
or not. The Reliance Is now at The
Dalles, where it will receive Its altera
tions. Notice to Mariners.
On or about June 15, 1901, or as soon
thereafter as the stage of water will per
mit, a red light will be established on the
end of the rvetmenl sit Dcfr Tsland.
Columbia River, Oregon. May 30, 1901,
the La Du post light was carried away
by the present freshet and the light ex
tinguished. The beacon will be redrlven
and the light re-established as soon as the
stage of water will permit.
Hnnthorn "Will Go to Paget Sound.
ASTORIA, June 20. The steamer Claud
B. Hanthorn arrived down the river to
day, and, after being repainted .and a
few minor repairs made, she will be
taken around to Puget Sound, where she
will be engaged as a tender to some sal
mon canneries during the season.
Marine Notes.
" The hull of the dredge for the North
Pacific Lumber Company will be towed
to the "Willamette Iron Works In a day
or two to receive machinery.
The Ashing steamer "White "Wings, which
sailed from Puget Sound about a month
ago for Isy Straits, and which was sup
posed to have been lost off Vancouver
Island with all on board, Is reported to
have arrived safely at her destination.
Captain McCloskey's new boat, the
Echo, Is receiving machinery and finish
ing touches, ays a Coos Bay paper. She
is a large and commodious boat and when
she Is put on the run will be a great
convenience to the up-river people. She
will be ready for her trial trip In about
a week.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, June 20. Arrived Steamer
Elmore, from Tillamook. Sailed at 4 P.
M. Schooner Volunteer, for San Fran
cisco. Arrived down at 5 P. M. German
bark Alsterschwan. Condition of the bar
at 5 -P. M., smooth; wind, southwest;
weather, cloudy.
Hong Kong Sailed June 19 British
steamer Indravelll
Hoqulam, Wash. Satle'd June 19
Schooner" San Buenaventura, from Aber
deen for San Francisco: schooner Laura
Madsen, from Aberdeen for San Pedro.
Arrived Schooner W. J. Patterson, from
San Pedro for Aberdeen; schooner John
A., from Moss Landing for Aberdeen;
steamer Newburg, from San Francisco
for Aberdeen.
Tacoma, June 20. Sailed Ship Dashing
Wave, for Cape Nome.
Seattle Sailed June 19 Steamer Hy
ades, for Fort Davis; schooner Arllla,
for Nome.
Port Blakeley Arrived June 19 Excel
6lor, from San Pedro.
Umpqua Sailed June 19 Schooner Zam
pab, for San Pedro.
KInsale Arrived June 19 British ship
Queen Margaret, from Tacoma, and or
dered to Antwerp.
Port Los Angeles Arrived June 19
Steamer Mineola, from Nanalmo.
Seattle, June 20. Arrived Steamer Al
Kl, from Dyea.
Antwerp, .Tune 20. Arrived British ship
Queen Margaret, from Tacoma.
San Francisco, June 20. Sailed Schoon
er La Glrlde. for Gray's Harbor; steamer
Umatilla, for Victoria; schooner Lily, for
Umpqua. Arrived Schooner Abble from
Coos Bay; steamer Empire, from Coos
Bay.
Port Gamble Arrived June 19 Steamer
Sutherland, from Yokohama.
Port Townsend, June 20. Arrived Bark
Highlands, from Honolulu.
Santa Rosalia Arrived Jfune 17 Barks
Artemis and Llsbeth, from Newcastle,
Eng.
Hamburg, June 20. Arrived Deutsch
land, from New York; Patricia, from
New York.
Liverpool, June 20. Arrived Majestic,
from New York; Servla, from New York.
Bremen, June 20. Arrived Kalserln
Maria Theresa, from New York.
Glasgow Sailed June 19 Corean, for
Philadelphia via St. John's, N. F.
Antwerp, June 20. Sailed Northman,
for Chicago.
Queenstown, June 20. Sailed Germanic,
from Liverpool for New York.
New York, June 20. Sailed Grosser
Kurfurst, for Bremen via Cherbourg; Au
guste Victoria, for Hamburg via Plym
outh and Cherbourg; L'Aqultaine, for
Havre.
Rotterdam, June 20. Sailed Statendam,
ior isouiogue and- New York.
Liverpool, June 20. Sailed Common
wealth, for Queenstown and Boston.
London, June 20. Sailed Marquette,
for New York.
FROM WOOD TO BRICK.
More Changes Which Are Rapidly
Improving Stark Street.
The two-story dwelling, 288 Stark street,
was set out In the middle of that thor
oughfare yesterday morning, and started
for its new location, a vacant lot In Goose
Hollow. The edifice was built In 1871 and
Is In very good condition after Its 30 years
of service. A brick building Is to be
erected on Its site by A. N. King, who
built the new brick block adjoining on
the southeast corner of Stark and Fifth
last year.
Stark street is coming to the front very
rapidly as a business thoroughfare, many
frame dwellings having, within the past
year, srlven way to more substantial tnm
tures to be used for trade. It Is reported
on good authority that the quarter block,
northwest corner of Fifth and Stark, is
also to be the site of a substantial brick
in the near future, negotiations to that
effect being now in progress. The quar
ter block belongs at present to Matthew
Brady, and Is one of the most convenient
for business purposes In the down-town
section. It Is occupied at present by sev.
eral frame buildings, which are likely to
be torn down In modern style with a
donkey engine when the pending trade Is
consummated.
P. A. E.
Stand for the big event at Buffalo, and
the quickest and most comfortable way
to get there la over the O. R. & N. lines.
Eighty-seven hours Portland to Buffalo,
nine hours less than four days, one
change of cars (at Chicago) and the rate
is but $SS 00 round trip. Particulars at
City Ticket Office, Third and Washington.
TO RECOVER $1,667,21.6
SEATTLE & MONTANA ROAD SUES
PORTLAND &PUGET SOUND.
Proceeding Is to Enforce a Judg
ment Rendered In Superior-Court
at Port Tovrnsend.
The Portland & Puget Sound Railroad
Company, which essayed a dozen years
ago to build a railroad from Portland to
Northwestern "Washington, has been res
urrected to be made the defendant In a
suit for $1,667,216, with lnterefct at 6 per
cent from May 21. Th plaintiff is the Se
attle & Montana Railroad Company, and
it has begun nroceedincs to enforce a i
Judgment rendered for the amount named I
in the Superior Court of Washington at
i-un Aownsend, Aiay 21. The aeattie &.
Montana Company sued In Washington on
t'.vo notes, one for $670,500, with interest at
5 per cent, from August 13, 1S91, and the
other for J450.0CO, with Interest at 5 per
cent frpm August 25, 1891. Service In
Washington was had on H. L. Tibbals,
Jr., the defendant's agent. The Wash
ington court gave Judgment for $1,667,216.
Paxibn, Beach & Simon are the pleantlff's
attorneys.
STUBBS' NEW POSITION.
Will Have Entire Charge of Trnfllc
of Harrlman's Western Line.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 20.-J. C.
Stubbs, vice-president of the Southern Pa
cific Company, whose appointment as
traffic manager of the vast system of
railroads controlled by the Harrlman In
terests was announced from Chicago, has
arrived In this city. In speaking of the
Innovation to be Introduced In railroad
methods by the creation of the position to
which he has just been appointed, Mr.
Stubbs explained the matter by saying
that Harrlman has been considering for
some time the feasibility and practlcabll
it of divorcing the trafflc of the lines in
which he la interested from the other af
ftlrs of the roads. He has talked over
'the. scheme with the others who help to
frai the policy and direct the fortunes
ol the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific,
and has evolved' a plan which, in Harrl
man's opinion, ought to accomplish the
heretofore impossible task of harmoniz
ing the Interests o: ttie several Harrlman
ro.ids.
As Mr. Stubbs puts It, It Is a plan to
b-lng about a unification of interests with
a reduction of friction and elimination of
unnecessary competition, while consolidat
ing the properties under one management.
Under this plan one man is to have entire
charge of the traffic of the several cor
porations and in order effectually to di
vorce the traffic from the other affairs of
the road, this official -will report directly to
the board. This position of power and re
sponsibility, comparable to no other In the
history of railroading, was offered to Mr.
Stubbs, and he accepted. The position Is
an absolutely new one In railroading. Mr.
Stubbs does not even know what title will
be bestowed upon him.
"I suppose." he said, "that It will be
'traffic director' or 'director of traffic.'
That is a matter of detail that has not
been considered as yet.
"In a word' Mr. Stubbs went on to ex
plain, "I am to be placed In entire charge
of the traffic of the Southern Pacific,
the Union Pacific, the Oregon Short JLlne
and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company, and I shall report to the board
of directors of the several companies.
That means that I am to report direct to
Mr. Harrlman. The organization Is sim
ply this: Each company has Its board of
directors and each board of directors has
an executive committee presided over by
a chairman. When the board of directors
Is in session It Is supreme, and when the
board Is not in session and the executive
committee is holding n meeting, the exec
utive committee Is supreme. When the
executive committee Is not In session, the
chairman of the executive committee runs
things. E. H. Harrlman Is chairman of
the executive committee of each of the
four roads.
"The other Harrlman roads, such as the
Illinois Central and the Chicago & Alton,
are not embraced In this arrangement. My
responsibilities will be confined to the
lines west of the Missouri River. This Is
the territory within which all the traffic
troubles have existed. There have been
pools and gentlemen's agreements, and
they have all failed to solve the problem.
Now Mr. Harrlman proposes to try this
experiment of handling the traffic of the
lines over which he presides.
"I am relied upon to show Mr. Harrl
man and his associates that a systematic
readjustment of the traffic methods of the
several railroads on harmonious lines and
an economic administration of the affairs
of the traffic departments will be at
tended by greater profit. Mr. Harrlman
has such an Idea, and I am to demonstrate
It to him In practice. It Is all new and
experimental. The pathway Is unblazcd.
Whether the results will Justify the ex
periment remains to be seen. I have no
Idea whether or not the arrangement will
be permanent. Because of the very nov
elty of my new position I am not as hap
py over the change as I might be.'i
Mr. Stubbs said that the new arrange
ment respecting himself was a complete
surprlue to the presidents of the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific as It was to
other railroad men In the country who
were not prepared to see such a revolu
tion In the methods of conservative rail
road corporations.
"The whole thing was cut and dried,"
he 'said, "before President Hays, of the
Southern Pacific, and President Burt, of
the Union Pacific, reached Chicago. All
that had to be done when they arrived
was to Inform them of the fact."
Mr. Stubbs was asked If his promotion
would be attended by any other changes
In the general office of the Southern Pa
cific or In the traffic department of the
other roads with which he will henceforth
be Identified. He said he saw no reason
for any changes, and believed that all
present officials will hold their positions.
Mr. Stubbs said that when he left Chi
cago a plan was being perfected to place
the traffic of the Northern Pacific, the
Great Northern and the Burlington In the
hands of Darius Miller, at present sec
ond vice-president of the Great Northern,
and that there will In all probability be
brought about a centralization In the
man'gement of the great lines, including
the Missouri Pacific, Texas and Rio
Grande lines.
Mr. Stubbs will leave here early. In July
for Chicago to enter upon the duties of
his new position.
UNDER THE HAM3IER.
Government Interest in Sioux City &
Pacific Sold to Northwestern.
WASHINGTON, June 20. Acting under
the authority of the act of Congress ap
proved June, 6. 1900, and a notice Issued
Jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Acting Attorney-General and the Sec
retary of the Interior, the Government
Interest In the Sioux City & Pacific Rail
road was sold at auction to the Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad Company for
$2,112,000. this being the upset price fixed
by the Government, and Including a credit
of. $250,000 due the company for mall trans
portation, etc. The larger amount was
paid In cash.
Some time ago the commission appoint
ed to estimate the value of the road fixed
the amount at $3,500,000. Of this total
there were prior Hens amounting to $1,628,
000, which would leave the value of the
Government's claims S1.S72.000, which with
the credit of $250,000 makes the amount
realized today. The Government's claim,
however, was $1,628,320 In principal and
$2,556,269 In interest, making a total of
$4,184,589. According to the value of the
road as estimated by experts, no amount
greater than the price brought: today
could be realized, hence the upset price
was fixed at that figure. The Indebted-
j ness grew out' 6l the issuance of bonds
by the United States to the railroad com
pany under the acts of June 1, 1S62, and
July 2, 1864
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES.
Appointments of General Maaager
and General Superintendents Soon.
SALT LAKE. Utah. June 20. The Tri
bune today says that announcement will
be Issued from Southern Pacific headquar
ters this week, stating that E. H. Fitz
hugh will be general manager, and J. M.
Herbert general superintendent of that
system. At present Fourth Vice-President
Kruttschnltt is in charge of the operat
ing department of the whole Southern Pa
cific system. There are assistant mana
gers and division superintendents, but no
general superintendent, and the new ap7
polutments, the Tribune says, will cause
a complete change In the whole operating
department of the system. Mr. Fitzhugh
was formerly general manager of the Cen
tral Vermont Railway, Mr. Herbert comes
from St. Louis, where he was general
superintendent of the Iron Mountain sys
tem. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. While the
operating ofilciils of the Southern Pacific
say they have no oflclal knowledge of
the proposed appointments of E. H. Fitz
hugh and J. M Herbert, it Is "generally
understood among the employes that J.
A. Fillmore, manager of the Pacific sys
tem, will retire, and that his place will
be filled by J. M. Herbert. Mr. Fillmore,
however, stated tcday tha the has not
been officially no-fled of any contem
plated change In his department. There
Is also a general expression' that E. H.
Fitzhugh will ultimately be made an as
sistant to President Hays.
RIO GRANDE'S CONSOLIDATION.
Nichol Goes to CM. ago and Mansfl:ld
Hns Charge of Portland.
R. C. Nichol. general agent of the Den
ver & Rio Grande in Portland, returned
yesterday from Denver and gave out news
of the new arrangement occasioned by the
consolidation of, the two Rio Grande roads.
Mr. Nichol Is to go to Chicago to repre
sent the combined interests, and J. D.
Mansfield, who has been general agent
here for the Rio Grande Western, will
have charge of the combined Interests In
Portland. M. J. Roche, who Is "now trav
eling passenger agent of the Rio Grande
Western, with headquarters In Portland,
ad E. B. Duff, traveling freight agent
for the Denver & Rio Grande, are" ex
pected to retain their respective positions
under the combination. The change will
not gc Into effect until July 1.
Branch Lines in Manitoba.
NEW YORK, June 20. Premier Roblln,
of Manitoba, a Montreal dispatch to the
Times says, has just had a long confer
ence with T. G. Shaughnessy, president of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, and at Its
conclusion he announced that he had ar
ranged for the building by the company
of about eight miles of branch lines In
Manitoba for a cash bonus of $75,000, to
be paid by the province. The branches
are to be built to give farmers a chance
to market their grain.
"Never in the history of Manitoba has
there been such an abundant promise of
good crops," said Premier Roblln. "We
have this year 2.00D.COO acres In wheat.
We expect to get between 40,000,000 and
60,000,000 bushels of wheat."
Has a Right to Nashville Streets.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., June 20. Chancel
lor Cook has decided that the Nashville
Railway has a perpetual ownership In the
streets of Nashville. Suits were instituted
to obtain a revocation of the charter bf
the Integral lines composing the Nash
ville Railway upon the ground that the
Nashville Railway, which succeeded the
United Electric Railway under foreclos
ure, had never obtained the consent of
the city to a transfer of the street fran
chises as required by law. The Chan
cellor held that the consent of the city
was not essential.
The St. Paul Deal.
NEW YORK, June 20. The Evening
Post today says that the only basis for
the recent rumors concerning the passing
of control of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul road Is that there has been a
mutual understanding between the Rocke
fellers for the St. Paul and the Schlff
Interests In the Union Pacific, that the
St, Paul will act In harmony In rate
matters with the other Western roads
and that It will not be discriminated
against by the Pacific roads on transcon
tinental business.
Work on Washington & Oregon.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 20. Ed
mund Rice, secretary of the Washington
& Oregon Railway Company, said today
that about 600 men were engaged on con
struction work cf the road between Ka
lama and Vancouver, and, though work
on the line was begun less than 60 days
ago, eight miles of roadbed east from
Kalama are nearly ready for rails. The
first 1000 feet of track was laid this week.
It Is expected to haveUhe track complete
to Lewis River by August 1.
Burlington Directors' Meeting.
BOSTON, June 20. The directors of the
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad
held their regular monthly meeting here
today, but aside from considering ques
tions of private concern, nothing was
done, according to reports made at the
close of the session. It was learned that
the Great Northern-Northern Pacific mort.
gage covering the Chicago, Burlington &
Qulncy stock probably will be formally
executed within a few days.
Iovra Central Transfer.
CHICAGO. June 20. Official confirma
tion Is made by the Illinois Central Rail
road respecting the Iowa Central and Min
neapolis & St. Louis Railroad 'deal. The
plan contemplates the taking over of the
Iowa Central by the Minneapolis & St
Louis on a basis of two shares of the for
mer for one of the latter, and the guar
anty of a 5 per cent dividend by the Il
linois Central for the securities of the
consolidated roads.
Inspection of Rio Grande Western.
DENVER, June 20. E. T. Jeffery, presi
dent of the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Rio Grande Western, left last night
for a tour of Inspection of the latter road.
The Inspection will be thorough In de
tail. The trip will Include every line em
braced In the recent purchase of control
of the Rio Grande Western by the Den
ver & Rio Grande.
Verdict Against Railroad.
EVERETT, Wash., June 20. The jury
In the Superior Court today gave a verdict
of $10,000 against the Everett & Monte
Crlsto Railroad in a personal damage suit
Instituted by A. T. Edwards as plaintiff.
This was the full amount of the suit, and
the defendants have asked for a new trial.
Master Mechanics Convening.
SARATOGA, N. Y., June 20. The thirty
fourth annual convention of the Ameri
can Railway Master Mechanics' Associa
tion today discussed the cost of running
high-speed passenger trains, handling
boiler tubes and reduction of locomotive
coal consumption.
New President of the Wabash.
NEW YORK, June 20. At a meeting to
day of the directors of the Wabash Com
pany, President Ashley was elected chair,
man of the board, and Vice-President
Ramsay was advanced to the presidency.
Purchase of Monterey & Galf.
BOSTON, June 20. The directors of1 the
Mexican Central Railroad, at a meeting
held here today, authorized the purchase
of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf road, 390
miles In length
House and Contents Were InsHred.
M Barber and family, whose cottage on
the corner of Alberta street and Vancou-
TO THE MAN
ESS
OOK yourself squarely in the face and see
it you are not halt ashamed to be without
Ivory Soap in your house. Worse than this,
your wife is without it. 'It is bad ennttcrfi
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for a man, though a man often doesn't care how
his comfort is mis-spelled. But a woman misses all
these little helps to housekeeping. And Ivory Soap
is one; its great potency makes it actually cheaper
than yellow soap for general work. It floats.
eo.TaKMr itn ir tmc froctix
ver avenue, was destroyed by fire Wed
nesday night, came home after the thea
ter, at a late hour, to find their home In
ashes. On the house and contents an in
surance of S1C50 was carried, so that above
this amount the loss Is not great. The fire
no doubt started from the chimney. A fire
had been left In the kitchen stove. The
shrubbery about the house was not In
jured. The engine" experienced consider
able difficulty In getting water from the
hydrant on the corner of Williams avenue
and Alberta on account of obstructions
from street timbers. The pressure on the
fire hydrant was hardly sufficient to sup
ply one stream from the engine.
EAST SIDE NEWS.
Stove Factory Negotiating for
at Belmont and East Third.
Site
The Hampden Stove Manufacturing
Company Is negotiating for a site for I
the concern near Belmont and East
Third streets, in East Portland.' The
ground Is 50x100 feet, with a wing of 50x50.
It is expected that the deal will be closed
shortly, and a one-story building. 0x100
feet, will be erected for the factory. Be
tween 40 and 50 men will be employed
from the start. The bonus from the Sell
wood people has been a good Inducement,
as It amounted to $1300.. Including a 2
acre site, but as the factory Is to man
ufacture small articles It Is deemed best
to be In the center of the city, If possible.
It Is understood that the company has suf
ficient capital to make the enterprise a
success.
Stv Johns Graduating Exercises.
The graduating exercises of the St.
Johns Grammar School took place Mon
day evening in the Methodist Church, at
that place, and were largely attended.
The programme, as published, was car
ried out with one or two exceptions, and
listened to by a delighted and apprecia
tive audience from start to finish, al
most every one receiving a hearty encore.
Miss Grace Holmes, of Portland, as usual
captivated her audience. Mrs. W. B.
Hamilton sang with sweetness and ex
pression, "Bcause I Love You, Dear." and
responded to an encore with "Suppose."
Miss Madeline Fagan's rendition of "The
Holy City." and Harold Shaver's "Merry
Gypsy Lads," were espacla'ly enjoyed. Tne
part taken by the pupils of the school
showed careful preparation and training.
County Superintendent R. F. Robinson de
livered the address to the class, which
was full of helpful, encouraging words.
The teachers In charge are Mrs. Emma
E. H. Richards, principal. Misses Mary
Vincent. Carrie Donlon and Elizabeth
Lealand, assistants. School closes June
26, after a very successful year.
Orient School Grnilnntlon.
The pupils graduating from the gram
mar grades of Orient School, at the
close of the year's term, were Lewis
Miller. George Lesllo. Martin Bank
us, Hattle Buoy, Julia Snover, Joseph
Wj'gant, Carl Shetterly. Bertha Oberst
and Gladys New. The Church at Pleas
ant Home was filled with a large
audience of the parents and friends. A
pleasing programme was rendered as fol
lows: Music, orchestra: invocation. Rev.
N. S. Holcroft; orchestra, exercises, pu
pils 7th grade: school statistics. Ellen
Stone: Tricolor blue. Etta Shrlner; white,
Edith Moak; red, Ellen Stone; exercises,
graduates, "Common Duties," Hattle
Buoy: "Success," Joseph Wygant; "Es
says," Gladys New: "The Little Zouave."
Martin Bankus; "Mono's Waters," Julia
Snover; "Coquetlng a Lover." Bertha
Oberts; "March of Mind." Lewis Miller;
presentat'on of diplomas. Rev. N. S. Hol
croft: address to class, Rev. H. L. Hard
Ingham. Fishing Trip.
District Engineer Holden. Walt Smith
and Frank McFadden went to the Burk
hard, near the hatchery, Wednesday, on
a fishing trip. Their success was very In
different, but they covered much terri
tory, more than they wanted to. They
undertook to cross over to the Powell
Valley road near Pleasant Home, but got
on the wrong road, and traveled 11 miles
before they struck the right route. They
had to climb one hill after another and
pass over roads so rough that they had
to shoulder their wheels. They covered 60
miles, and arrived at the Holladay Chem
ical house at 8 o'clock. They ate their
supper and had got settled down to a.
sound sleep when an alarm of fire called
them to North Alblna, and kept them up
till 1:30 yesterday morning.
Second Baptist Church.
At the prayer meeting of the Second
Baptist Church last night, it was voted by
a very large majority not to accept the
resignation of the pastor, Rev.Ray Pal
mer. Afterwards, at his earnest request,
the vote was reconsidered, and with deep
regret his resignation was accepted. The
best wishes of the church will go with him
to his new field of action at Chllllcothe,
Mo., where he had his first pastorate.
WUIiams Avenue Double Tracks.
The double tracks of the City & Su
burban Railway Company on Williams
avenue have been laid to the corner of
Williams avenue and Alberta street. At
this Intersection there Is a considerable
jog. and it will be necessary for one of
the tracks to swing into the sidewalk In
order to make the curve.
'
Rev. Mr. Winchester Off r Chicago.
Rev. B. S. Winchester, former pastor of
the Hassalo-Street Congregational Church,
and family, started for California the first
of the week. Mr. Winchester win proceed
WHO THINKS.
a (amcii eo. Cincinnati
to Chicago and enter on his duties as as
sociate pastor of the leading Congrega
tional Church of that city. Mrs. Winches
ter will remain in California for several
months. Professor Bates, of the Forest
Grove College, hns been secured to sup
ply the pulpit until a permanent pastor
shall have been called.
Ennt Side Notes.
The city engineer has closed up East
Oak street at Its intersection with East
Sixth street by a fence entirely across the
street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Klrby, of Tho
Dalles, passed through yesterday on their
way to California, where they will re
main till August.
An addition and repairs are making to
the St. Francis Academy, corner East
Twelfth and East Oak streets, which will
cost about $1200. Several class rooms and
a large assembly will be added to the
main structure.
Wise Bros & Wright, dentists. The Fall
ing. NO SHELTERS ON BRIDGES.
Would Cnne Wind-Strain and Im
peril the Superstructures.
! A number of East Side residents desire
' that the County Court build small houses
on the bridges for shelter for pedestrians
when the weather is raw and the draws
open. Speaking of this. County Commis-
sioner Showers said yesterday:
"So far as I .know, only one petition
J has come to us, and that was for A shel-
i ter on the railroad bridge. Our reply was
' that the bridge Is owned by the railroads.
and that we simply lease It for the use
of pedestrians and vehicles. It would not
be prudent for us to build shelters on the
MadUon. Morrison and Burnside bridges.
All are high In superstructure, and tho
building of houses on them would expose
a con5.r"rab!e surface to wind-strain. We
should be pleased to give the public all
possible convei.lences, but we cannot
make Improvements that would Imperil
the safety of the bridges.
CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Tickets at special rates' to Detroit1 and
Cincinnati will bo on sale July 1. 2 and 3.
These are good on our fast train, tho
"Imperial Limited " For further particu
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